Thistledown Race Track, which is located just east of Cleveland, Ohio, is a very popular horse racing track that has live racing from Monday to Thursday (and some Saturdays) during the racing season, which takes place from mid-April to mid-October.
The track opened in 1931 and is home to the Ohio Derby, which is the only graded stakes race in the state of Ohio.
Below I will provide a straight forward guide outlining how to place bets on Thistledown races online.
Where To Bet On Thistledown Races
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Bovada.lv is our recommended betting site for Americans interested in wagering on horse races at Thistledown race track.
How To Bet Online
Follow this four step guide to learn how to bet on horses races taking place at Thistledown Race Track. I will be using Bovada.lv for this guide.
#1. Open A Bovada Account
First you will have to open an account with Bovada.
Click here to visit Bovada.lv, click ‘Join Now’ on the landing page, and complete the sign up form to create an account.
#2. Navigate To Bovada Racebook
You can bet on Thistledown horse races in the Bovada Racebook. Click ‘Horses’ from the top menu bar to navigate to the Racebook section of the Bovada website.
#3. Choose Thistledown
Open the ‘All Tracks’ drop down menu on the Horses page and select ‘Thistledown’. The track will be available on the days that there are live races taking place at Thistledown race track (Mondays to Thursdays during the racing season, and some Saturdays).
#4. Scroll To Race and Place Bets
The days races will be shown on this page. Scroll through the races to find the Race # that you want to wager on.
Select the bets you want to place and click ‘Add to Betslip’. Enter your Stake amounts on the Bet Slip and click ‘Place Bets’ to make your wagers.
In the below screenshot I’m looking at Race #1 and placing a bet of $100 on the favorite:
Major Races
- Ohio Derby – $500,000 purse race for three-year-olds (1 1/8 miles) that takes place in June.
- Lady Jacqueline – $250,000 purse race for three-year-old and older fillies and mares (1 1/8 miles) that takes place in June.
- Best Of Ohio Races – $100,000 purse races that generally take place in August.